"King Ming, we have finished checking. There are no surveillance restrictions here, but there seem to be a few eyes watching outside."
In the guest quarters of the Heavenly Observation Court, several elders from the three sects gathered to hear the accompanying guards' report.
Zhou Minghua nodded slightly, looking as though he had expected this. "These are quarters the Heavenly Observation Court specifically established for foreign guests, after all. Setting up restrictions would inevitably cause disputes. Eyes watching outside, however, are equally unavoidable. This is the Azure Cloud Sect's Headquarters. We cannot keep them entirely in the dark and act as we please."
"Then how should we proceed?" asked Lin Yu, an elder from the Sacred Dragon Sect.
He was a renowned Earth Rank expert at seven turns, over sixty years old and dressed in lavish robes, yet before Zhou Minghua, he could only respectfully take the lowest seat and follow his lead.
The same was true of Xiao Xin, another expert from the Flying Immortal Sect, who possessed Earth Rank eight-turn cultivation.
"What else can we do? Seek a confrontation as soon as possible and establish the truth. Before that, however, I have already dispatched men to investigate Fang Qianyuan's residence. I believe we will have results soon."
Zhou Minghua spoke.
"Before confronting him, we need to deepen our understanding of him. Only then can we aim our arrows at the target."
"You have already sent men?" Xiao Xin and Lin Yu were taken aback, then inwardly startled.
The Spirit Taming Sect truly deserved its standing as the foremost great sect under heaven. Its reserves were extraordinary indeed.
They had come together with Zhou Minghua and accompanied him throughout the journey, yet they had never noticed how he had arranged any of this.
At that moment, two figures